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On 25 Nov 2004 08:00:27 -0800, (Harry K)
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I'm bored so will put forward this one to see what happens:

2 cars of equal mass crash head on at 50 mph. Both drivers will feel
an impact equal to crashing into a solid object at:
a. 100 mph
b. 50 mph
c. Other

Harry K


50mph because ...........................................

2 cars of equal mass that crash head on at 50 mph
can also be looked at as one car going 100mph crashing
into a stationary car of the same mass.

When that happens the force of the collision at 100mph is
cut in two and split equally between two cars.


because of the theory of relativity, the colision will be slightly less than
100 mph.

randy